Alex Christoforou | Raul Castro Indicted. UK Starmer Apologizes to Zelensky. Michael Bay's Iran Pilot Film | May 21, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
The Trump DOJ has indicted 94 year old Raul Castro, mirroring the Maduro playbook as US signals grow louder that Cuba could be next for a military incursion, while Trump and Netanyahu clash in a furious phone call over whether to pursue an Iran nuclear deal or launch a strike.

Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the Iran letter of intent, the Trump Putin APEC meeting in China, Keir Starmer caving to Zelensky over Russian oil sanctions, and the EU's stunning admission that it has no Middle East policy. Is the world heading toward back to back confrontations in Cuba and Iran at the same time, or is there still a diplomatic off ramp?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and welcome
00:01:44 Raul Castro indicted by Trump DOJ
00:03:34 The indictment details: Brothers to the Rescue 1996 shoot down
00:05:28 Trump statement on Cuba and possible incursion signals
00:08:44 Trump and Putin to meet at APEC summit in China
00:11:15 UK rolls back Russia oil sanctions under pressure
00:15:48 Starmer apologizes to Zelensky for pausing sanctions
00:17:28 Trump and Netanyahu angry phone call over Iran
00:19:24 The Iran letter of intent and 30 day negotiation window
00:22:49 NYT report: US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran leader
00:26:31 Merkel returns, Hollande eyes French presidency in 2027
00:31:34 Iran launches maritime insurance company, accepts Bitcoin
00:33:13 Kallas calls China trade policies a cancer at EU event
00:37:41 EU has no Middle East policy because everything is uncertain
00:39:33 Kallas says escalate against Russia, ignore drone incidents
00:42:34 Merz blames Putin for falling approval ratings in Germany
00:45:18 Wrap up and closing

Pepe Escobar | Iran Wipes Out Trump’s Attack – Russia & China’s Massive Move | May 21, 2026

Soource: Dialogue Works youtube

Prof. Mohammad Marandi | FROM TEHRAN: Iran Ready When US Strikes | May 21, 2026

Source: Judge Napolitano youtube

Alex Krainer | The Middle East and Europe Just Shifted Overnight | May 21, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

David Icke & Dani Henderson - FULL DISCLOSURE! The AI God The failed Global Takeover & FREEDOM 4 ALL | May 20, 2026

Source: davidicke.com, Dani Henderson youtube

Jim Jatras | How CENTCOM Explains the Iran War | May 20, 2026

Source: Daniel Davis youtube

Dmitry Polyanskiy | Russia Has Lost Its Patience With Europe | May 20, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description:
Dmitry Polyanskiy is the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE. Polyanskiy argues that Europe's escalation in the Ukraine proxy war has crossed all red lines, and in Russia the talk about using a tactical nuclear weapon against Europe is no longer taboo.

Andrei Martyanov | Spirit of Beijing | May 20, 2026

Source: smoothiex12.blogspot.com



Description: 

Declaration of New World Order. British "way of war".

Ray McGovern | Ukraine to Hit Russia from Latvia Territory – Israel Strikes Aid Flotilla Again | May 20, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Matthew Hoh | The Pentagon’s Biggest Lie About Iran | May 20, 2026

Source: Dialoguew Works youtube

Scott Ritter | Iran RESPONDS to Imminent US-Israeli Strike, GAME OVER for Trump | May 20, 2026

Source: Danny Haiphong youtube



Description:
Former UN weapons inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer Scott Ritter joins the show to discuss the rapid descent toward escalation by Trump & Israel, and how Iran has decisively responded amid massive geopolitical shockwaves.

Laith Marouf | Hezbollah JUST HIT 3 Iron Dome Batteries – Buffer Zone Agenda CRUSHED | May 20, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube, freepalestine.video

Alex Christoforou | Putin-Xi, Multipolar World. Massie 2028? NATO fighter jets DESTROY drone. UK LOVES Russian oil | May 20, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
Thomas Massie has been defeated in the Kentucky primary by a candidate who refused to debate and barely campaigned, raising uncomfortable questions about money, power, and whether American elections can simply be purchased by the establishment. 

Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the Massie loss and the 2028 speculation, then covers Putin's Beijing summit with Xi Jinping where 40 bilateral agreements are being signed, the NATO fighter jet that shot down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia, the UK quietly importing fuel refined from Russian oil as Western sanctions continue to collapse, and the US bond market flashing its most alarming signals since 2007. Is the global order reshaping itself faster than Western leaders are willing to admit?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Belgrade
00:01:43 Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary: can elections be bought?
00:05:03 Massie hints at 2028 presidential run
00:07:00 Putin arrives in Beijing for Xi summit
00:08:14 Protocol watch: how China greeted Putin vs Trump
00:09:50 Financial Times caught trying to sabotage Putin Xi meeting
00:10:52 Russian ruble becomes world's best performing currency
00:12:36 UK quietly allows imports of Russian oil refined fuel
00:14:31 NATO fighter jet shoots down Ukraine drone over Estonia
00:20:57 AFD leader Alice Weidel outlines Germany foreign policy vision
00:22:41 US bond market flashing red: 30 year yield hits 2007 high
00:25:00 Trump gives Iran one week deadline
00:25:29 NATO plans to open Strait of Hormuz by July
00:25:55 Clown world roundup and wrap from Belgrade

The Duran | Armando Mema | Drones Over Helsinki. Finland Dragged Into Conflic | May 20, 2026

Source: The Duran youtube



Description:
Ukrainian drones have been crossing into Finnish airspace for the fifth time, forcing 2 million Helsinki residents to seek emergency shelter and raising urgent questions about whether Finland is being quietly dragged into the Ukraine conflict. 

Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran are joined by Finnish analyst Armando Mema to examine why the Finnish government is not shooting down the drones, what Moscow really thinks about NATO member Finland allowing its territory to be used as a transit corridor, and how the country has gone from a model of peaceful neutrality to a front line of European insecurity. Is Finland paying the price for a NATO membership that offers far less protection than its leaders promised?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and guest welcome
00:00:44 Russian deputy FM Ryabkov warns of Baltic conflict risk
00:02:24 Should Russia's warnings be taken seriously?
00:02:57 Helsinki drone incident on May 15: 2 million told to shelter
00:05:14 Whose drones are they? Finnish authorities confirm Ukrainian origin
00:07:50 How deep into Finnish territory are the drones penetrating?
00:09:21 Finnish public reaction: fear and debate at the cafes
00:11:46 Is Ukraine deliberately trying to drag Finland into the conflict?
00:15:46 Finland as a potential EU mediator with Russia
00:19:24 Finland changing its nuclear weapons hosting law

Scott Ritter | Europe Attacked Russia - Retaliation Is Now Unavoidable | May 19, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description:
Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter discusses how Europe has now crossed the line and made a Russian retaliation inevitable.

Col. Douglas Macgregor | Looks Like Bombing Iran Will Resume | May 19, 2026

Source: Daniel Davis youtube

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs | Israel On the Brink | May 19, 2026

Source: Judge Napolitano youtube

Larry Johnson & Col. Lawrence Wilkerson | Trump Orders Attack, PANIC ERUPTS as Iran HITS BACK | May 19, 2026

Source: Danny Haiphong youtube



Description:
Former CIA Analyst Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson join the show to discuss the latest attack move on Iran ordered by Trump and how it has erupted in massive panic in a surprising way.

Seyed M. Marandi | Iran Promises Total Annihilation of Any US/Israeli Strike Origin | May 19, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Max Otte | Germany's Decline & the Civilizational Crisis of the West | May 19, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description:
Max Otte is an entrepreneur, political economist, investment manager, philanthropist and political activist. With 141 votes, he was the runner-up for the election of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany on 13 Februar 2022. Otte discusses the political crisis of Germany, Europe and the US.

John Helmer | Iran Goes All In – China’s Trump Bombshell & Russia Closes In | May 19, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

The Corbett Report | The AI Uprising Has Begun... | May 19, 2026

Source: corbettreport.com



Description:
The AI uprising has begun. But what kind of uprising will it be? Will it be a Butlerian Jihad? A neo-Luddite movement? Or something else entirely? Let's find out...

The Duran | Europe's Drone Escalation Gamble Is Spinning Out of Control | May 19, 2026

Source: The Duran youtube



Description:
Ukraine just launched its biggest ever drone strike on Moscow, and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down what this unprecedented escalation really means: not a military breakthrough, but a desperate signal from Kyiv and European capitals that they are still in the fight even as the frontlines deteriorate and NATO rearmament continues to fall short. 

With the US pulling back, Tomahawk missile deals cancelled, and Europe unable to produce weapons at scale, the drone offensive is less a strategy and more a gamble that could spiral dangerously out of control. Is Russia holding back its deterrence for a reason, or is this the moment that changes the entire trajectory of the conflict in Europe?

Pepe Escobar | Trump in TROUBLE! HORMUZ SAFE, Iran & China Leave U.S Out in the Cold, WW3 Plan OVER | May 18, 2026

Source: Moral Resistance youtube, Sulaiman Ahmed youtube

Description:
Pepe Escobar joins to discuss Trump's trip to China, how it was failure and it put China and Iran in a dominant position. The failure of this meeting has resulted in Trump taking the U.S empire into renewed warfare with Iran and the consequences this will have on the U.S empire and the world.

Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian journalist. His works have appeared in publications such as Asia Times, Mondialisation.ca, CounterPunch, Al-Jazeera, Press TV, Russia Today, Sputnik, Strategic Culture Foundation and Guancha.

John Mearsheimer | Toward All-Out War With Both Russia & Iran | May 18, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description:
Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses the West going up the escalation ladder against both Russia and Iran, with all-out war as the logical conclusion.